Mr. Brian O'Mahony:

The change to the support for attic and cavity insulation only occurred in February. We have seen some homes where the support being provided has since gone up fourfold. Therefore, when we look at the marketplace, the first aspect to consider is if there is enough capacity in the supply chains to enable the installation of these two measures to cater for people's increased interest and appetite. It is great to see, because these technologies are easier and faster to install.

If we increase the grant rate, typically, to 100%, our concern is that some homes will cost more. That will also lead to cost inflation. We advise proceeding cautiously. Let us carry out our review and develop our understanding by doing a quantity survey of the costs across the country. When we have those data, then we can react. We are planning this process now. We will have the information early in the summer, and we can then provide it to the Government to allow it to make a decision. Our counsel is to proceed cautiously now, because there was a major intervention in February.